By Scientista blogger, Elisa. Since September 2011, I've been setting up the NGO "Fundação Maio Biodiversidade" to protect the fauna and flora of Maio, an island in the Cape Verde archipelago. Look out for posts about the NGO's work and about life in Cape Verde in general!

By blogger, Natalie Punt. Get the 101 on what life is life in Vet school, and the daily experiences of being a veterinarian.

SCIENTISTA™SUMMER BLOG SERIES!

Undergraduates reveal their insights about their summer internships! Want to know what other Scientista™s do over the summer to spice up their resumes?Read through the 2011 and 2010 Scientista™ Summer Blog Series, where our Scientista™ writers share their daily insights on their internshipsconducting research in a variety of scientific fields. In addition to blogging about the successes and challenges of their work, these women will be discussing the day-to-day activities in the life of a student researcher. We hope that their words will both inform and inspire. Enjoy!

My sophomore summer is turning out to be a hodge-podge of intense, but incredible experiences. Follow me as I blog about researching proteins in yeast at Harvard, attending my first science conference in Norman, Oklahoma, and my three weeks in Indiaconducting psychology research on the link between anger and physical health.

Internship: Katie is interning at East Tennessee State University studying mathematics. To read about her experiences, click here.

The Blogs!

The Medical DiariesBlogger: Shaira Bhanji, Harvard '14What would you do if someone told you you had six months to live? During my summer internship at City of Hope (COH), Duarte, California, I watch as lung cancer patients are given this poor prognosis. My time at COH is opening up my eyes to the problems that modern research stumbles against in the face of this aggressive disease. Read my blog to experience interning at a national medical center through my eyes.